Women’s Entrepreneurship

Empowering women in technology and businessDell is committed to accelerating the increasingly powerful role that women play in driving global economic growth. Women share a unique approach to business; they are using innovative technology to reach customers and utilize data in unprecedented ways. Women especially understand that it’s not the technology itself that is important, but what connections, solutions and changes it enables you to make.

Through the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network, Dell is connecting female entrepreneurs across the globe with networks, sources of capital, knowledge and technology, giving them the power to do more. You can join other female business leaders from around the globe via Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn as we celebrate the impact of women-owned businesses on the global economy.

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The Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network summit brings together 200 of the most inspiring female entrepreneurs, international media and Dell executives for two days of collaboration, thought leadership and networking. The event has grown into a thriving international network with hundreds of women business owners who connect throughout the year to share their knowledge and support their peers in accelerating business growth.

The 2018 DWEN Summit will be in Toronto from July 15-17. A typical attendee earns $2-3 million in revenue or funding and believes tech is the backbone of their success. Qualified members will receive an invitation to register.

The Dell Women's Entreprenuer Network held its 8th annual Summit in San Francisco from July 17-18. More than 150 female founders, CEOs, dignitaries, media and Dell partner executives convened in San Francisco to connect and discuss today's pressing business topics on the theme of real opportunities and real solutions.

Research: Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities)

Dell commissioned the Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities) to assess and compare cities around the world in terms of their ability to attract and foster high impact women entrepreneurs. Building on Dell’s previous research in 2015 for the Dell Future Ready Economies Model (FRE) as well as studies on the global environment for women entrepreneurs over the last three years, this latest edition includes a deep dive on 10 cities from the 2017 index, including specific, actionable ways these cities can better support women entrepreneurs. Additionally, new research is available on technology and access to capital, arming women entrepreneurs with the information they need to navigate these two common hurdles, and informing governments of ways they can better support this group.

An in-depth look at 10 cities from our 2017 research, providing greater analysis on the environmental elements that are impacting high potential women entrepreneurs. The blueprint provides a greater level of detail, while the tearsheet provides an “at-a-glance” look at the areas of strength, areas to improve, recent developments, and key recommendations for each city.

Each deep dive aims to provide guidance on how women entrepreneurs can navigate two common pitfalls -- access to technology and access to capital – as well as what local governments can do to better support women entrepreneurs in regards to these two areas.

This is the full Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities) report, which is a measure of a city's ability to attract and support high potential women entrepreneurs. WE Cities has ranked the top 50 cities (an additional 25 cities compared to the 2016 research) for women entrepreneurs around the world based on access to capital, markets, talent, technology and culture.

A visual representation of the top 50 cities and the top 10 cities for each of the five pillars: Markets, Talent, Capital, Culture and Technology.

Case Studies: Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index 2017:

Deep dive case studies on London, Sao Paulo, the Bay Area, Austin and Sydney to better understand the numbers behind the WE Cities Index. Each case study features insights from women entrepreneurs in each city to add further context to the numbers.

This is the full Dell Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities) report, which is a measure of a city's ability to attract and support high potential women entrepreneurs. WE Cities has ranked the top 20 cities for women entrepreneurs around the world based on access to capital, markets, talent, technology and culture.

Countries are ranked based on composite index comprised of 21 indicators that highlight important aspects of a country’s institutional and business environment, gendered access issues and individual-level entrepreneurial characteristics grouped into five categories.